Ellipsoscapha Stephenson 1941 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae

Parent taxon: Scaphandridae according to N. F. Sohl 1964

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stephenson 1941

Sister taxa: Micromelo, Mnestia

Subtaxa: Ellipsoscapha cylindrica Ellipsoscapha mortoni Ellipsoscapha nortonensis Ellipsoscapha skaios Ellipsoscapha sohli Ellipsoscapha striatella

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Greenland (3 collections), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (1: Alaska)

• Cretaceous of United States (79: Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 84 collections including 91 occurrences

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